Stony Creek fishing

Fishing at Stony Creek has Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

April 1, 2025

Plants on record

20

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

10.4 in

Elevation

579 ft

How Stony Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2025 it was April 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2016.

Gay Pond (2.7 mi) and Schroon River (5.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Gay Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout and Schroon River is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout.

Fish at Stony Creek

Fishing Stony Creek is most likely to be for Brook Trout. Brook Trout accounts for 13 of 20 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more.

Brook Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 20
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
10.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Brown Trout 6 plants
Plants
6 of 20
Last stocked
April 1, 2023
Average length
11.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 20
Last stocked
April 1, 2020
Average length
8.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,3402011
  • 2,4002012
  • 2,5002013
  • 2,5002014
  • 2,1902015
  • 2,5002017
  • 2,5002018
  • 2,0502019
  • 1,5402020
  • 3202021
  • 3202022
  • 3202023
  • 3302024
  • 5302025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 20 plants Showing 20 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2025 Brook Trout 300 11 in report
April 1, 2025 Brook Trout 200 11 in report
April 1, 2025 Brook Trout 30 15.75 in report
April 1, 2024 Brook Trout 300 10.25 in report
April 1, 2024 Brook Trout 30 15.75 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 30 13.2 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 290 9.2 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 30 13 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 290 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 290 8.7 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 30 13.5 in report
April 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,540 8.7 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 2,050 7.8 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 2,500 8.3 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 2,500 9 in report
May 1, 2015 Brook Trout 2,190 9.1 in report
May 1, 2014 Brook Trout 2,500 9.7 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 2,500 8.8 in report
April 1, 2012 Brook Trout 2,400 8.8 in report
April 1, 2011 Brook Trout 2,340 8.4 in report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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